falkeeinsgreatplanes.blogspot.com Web excerpt · 2018
“We were flying at sea-level close to Cape Corse at the tip of Corsica, when we saw the most enormous aircraft flying towards us.”
Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)
🇫🇷 France
Western Europe, France 441 spp. recorded
Corsica Regional Natural Park is a protected mountain and Mediterranean scrub reserve covering the rugged interior of France's Mediterranean island of Corsica. Dense maquis shrublands, steep rocky ridges, and ancient pine forests dominate the terrain, crossed by remote footpaths winding through valleys and high elevations.
42.297° N 9.015° E
🦜 Nature
232 Species sighted
19,946 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
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📊 Most Spotted
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Recent sightings in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a dayavg 25 year-round
29
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Jan30
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Feb41
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Mar55
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Apr71
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May69
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Jun60
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Jul56
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Aug58
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Sep46
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Oct38
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Nov31
No data
DecSighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Bureau d'information touristique
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Fontaine nivelée de Sorba
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Arena
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Office de Tourisme Calvi-Balagne
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
-20°
0° 0
20° 300
40° 600 mm
Jan150Feb127Mar122Apr88May119Jun53Jul27Aug40Sep81Oct122Nov173Dec165
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.4
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 325
🐒 Mammals 77
🦎 Reptiles 25
🐸 Amphibians 14
441 Total Species
810 Global average across 340 parks
32 Threatened 4 Endemic
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Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.1
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
67% 📊
Coverage (106 species at ≥5% of 441 in the inventory)
24% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 2 reptile, 1 elasmobranch)
54% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
74 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
5 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
23 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.0
Climate Harsh Low
Entrance Free High
Tourism High Low
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage Yes Bonus
What visitors say
Your review
Before you go
What animals can you see in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)?
441 species
Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) has 441 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard (about 80%), Chaffinch (about 80%), Common Stingray (about 70%), Great Tit (about 70%) and Eurasian Jay (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Wild Boar (about 30%); among amphibians, Corsican Fire Salamander (about 50%).
When is the best time to visit Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) for wildlife?
April–September and November
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 50% in January.
Can you see a Corsican Nuthatch in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Corsican Nuthatch sighting in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) on a given day, based on 283 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April and November (about 40%).
Can you see a Corsican Finch in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Corsican Finch sighting in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) on a given day, based on 405 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April and May (about 50%).
Can you see a Corsican Fire Salamander in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Corsican Fire Salamander sighting in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) on a given day, based on 256 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is October (about 70%).
Can you see a Bedriaga's Rock Lizard in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bedriaga's Rock Lizard sighting in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) on a given day, based on 314 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June to September (about 70%).
Where in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Bureau d'information touristique
The richest sighting zone is around Bureau d'information touristique, followed by Fontaine nivelée de Sorba and Arena, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) good for wildlife watching?
3.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) rates 3.3/5: 267th of 340 parks worldwide and 12th in Europe. 27 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
